Pius Ho, a former senior portfolio manager at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, has launched Moonbridge Capital, a real estate investment management business aiming to differentiate itself as an operating partner.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The joint venture with Westfield represents the $152.8 billion pension fund’s largest global real estate investment to date.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Texas pension system has committed €85 million to Aberdeen to invest in European real estate funds, with the firm’s property multi-manager team seeking value-added and opportunistic strategies.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Los Angeles-based real estate fund manager’s entry into the South American nation is part of a larger strategy to expand into other Latin American markets over the next two years.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Ken Nakajima has joined London-based Grosvenor’s fund management arm for a role charged with growing its Japanese business, particularly in the areas of investor relations, asset management and originating transactions.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
The $288 billion National Pension Service of Korea is poised to commit $300m to Blackstone’s latest opportunity fund as part of a strategy to increase its exposure to higher return investments. A beauty parade to select two more opportunity funds is expected to follow.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
Amid a change of strategy at the firm, Umer Ahmad has moved on from global real estate services giant CBRE. Ahmad was appointed to the post of head of infrastructure in July last year.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Rohatyn Group has acquired a 60% stake in mid-market infrastructure private equity firm CapAsia, which focuses solely on non-BRIC emerging Asia. CapAsia has over $400m of assets under management.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
President Barack Obama has made his annual carried interest tax proposal as the industry has taken a public beating over allegations of asset-stripping, job cutting and all-consuming greed.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
Gerardine Davies, formerly of Aegon Asset Management, joins BNP Real Estate as UK head of investment management as the €12 billion platform looks to expand its international reach.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
